Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-4258
A vulnerability was found in whohas. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Package Information Handler. The manipulation leads to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. The attack may be initiated remotely. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The name of the patch is 667c3e2e9178f15c23d7918b5db25cd0792c8472. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216251. NOTE: Most sources redirect to the encrypted site which limits the possibilities of an attack.
Products affected by CVE-2021-4258
- cpe:2.3:a:whohas_project:whohas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-4258
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 9 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-4258
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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3.7
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
2.2
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1.4
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VulDB | |
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-4258
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Assigned by: cna@vuldb.com (Secondary)
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The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.Assigned by:
- cna@vuldb.com (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-4258
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https://vuldb.com/?id.216251
CVE-2021-4258 | whohas Package Information cleartext transmissionPermissions Required;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://github.com/whohas/whohas/commit/667c3e2e9178f15c23d7918b5db25cd0792c8472
Use https when checking package information · whohas/whohas@667c3e2 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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